Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Claude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning) vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Verdict

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A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 4.5 (Reasoning)Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)29.118.2−37.5% Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reas… is 37.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$896.39— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)22.90s46.69s+103.9% Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reas… is 103.9% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.38 / $2.25
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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